Van Halen announces Buffalo date
Newly reformed rock act Van Halen is coming back to Buffalo.
David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen and Wolfgang Van Halen (Eddie's son) will perform at 7:30 p.m. March 9 in the First Niagara Center. Kool & the Gang will open the show. Tickets are $129.50, $79.50, $39.50, $29.50 and go on sale at 10 a.m. on Jan. 14 at the box office and through Live Nation and by calling (888)223-6000.
The band made the tour announcement Thursday night during a gig in Cafi Wha?, a small New York City Club owned by Roth's uncle, Manny Roth. "This has been a really long time coming," Roth told the audience, according to an Associated Press report.
Van Halen will release the new disc "A Different King of Truth" on Feb. 7, its first studio album with Roth since 1984. The album's first single, "Tattoo," will be released Jan. 10. The tour will include new songs as well as classics like "Running With the Devil," "Jump" and "Hot for Teacher."
-- Toni Ruberto
David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen perform in Cafi Wha? Thursday. Photo by Associated Press
